McLaren

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McLaren (plural McLarens)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McLaren is the 5799^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5968 individuals. McLaren is most common among White (85.52%) individuals.

From Bruce McLaren, Formula One driver and race team founder.

McLaren

1. (automotive) McLaren Automotive, a British sports/supercar manufacturer.
   • 2021 July 7, Peter Valdes-Dapena, “Lamborghini and Lotus unveil last gasoline-only supercars”, in CNN‎^[1], archived from the original on 2 December 2021:

     Lamborghini, which has built supercars with big 12-cylinder engines for almost 60 years, is one of several supercar makers, including Ferrari and McLaren, that are creating plug-in hybrid sports cars or fully-electric models to meet increasingly stringent carbon emission regulations.

2. (motor racing) McLaren, a British Formula One race team.

McLaren (plural McLarens)

1. A car manufactured by McLaren Automotive or McLaren F1.
   • 2022, Jonathan Escoffery, If I Survive You, 4th Estate (2023), page 153:

     On the street, a white McLaren continually speeds north, only to crawl back south again, but few are paying it the attention the driver desires.

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Unadapted borrowing from English McLaren.

McLaren m (plural McLárenes)

1. McLaren (car)
   • 2024 February 25, Peter Valdes-Dapena, “La Cybertruck de Tesla es impresionante pero también preocupante”, in CNN en Español‎^[2]:

     Incluso cuando estacioné una Cybertruck Tesla alquilada junto a un supercoche McLaren de color rosa intenso en el aparcamiento de un centro comercial de California, la gente del McLaren no paraba de hablar de la Cybertruck.

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